CafeWestern
Sounds of Apple
사운즈오브애플 Saunjeu Obeu Aepeul The name is English, 'Sounds of Apple' — the cafe is built around fresh-pressed apple and fruit juices, with fruit displayed at the door.
Compiled from 6 blog posts read in fullSources →
A brunch cafe in a lane off Myeongdong 8-gil, close to Exit 10 of Myeongdong Station. Toasts and sandwiches run 11,000-13,000 won, an Americano 3,800 won (March 2026), and the house specialty is fruit juice pressed to order. You order at the counter and fetch your own water. We read 6 posts from May 2025 to July 2026, all of them from people who actually went. In May 2025 the Americano was 3,000 won and the bacon sandwich 12,500 won.
Data as of · Published ·
Location & hours
- Address서울특별시 중구 명동8가길 47, 1층 (충무로2가)47 Myeongdong 8ga-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul
- Typical spend₩3,000 – ₩17,000
- From the station4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
- Floor areaFloor area 223 m² · Status In business
When it opens
Of 5 posts: 2 wrote 07:30–16:00, 2 wrote Daily 07:30–16:00.
| No day given | 07:30–16:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | 07:30–16:00 |
Rows without a count: 2 of 5 posts.
Counted from what bloggers wrote in their posts; we did not confirm it with the restaurant. Where the values differ, it may be a change over time rather than a disagreement, so we show when each one was written.
What sets it apart
- Four posts said it is close to the station: one put it a minute's walk from Exit 10, another described coming out of Exit 9 into the back lane behind the L7, Skypark and Sejong hotels, and a third walked over from the hotel next door in under a minute.
- In good weather the front windows fold open and there is outdoor seating. Three posts saw it; an October 2025 visitor sat inside because the outdoor tables were packed. Two posts described the big windows thrown open. The winter visitor did not see the terrace in use.
- Two posts found it roomier inside than expected, and both said that besides the counter seats at the front there are tables for two or three and larger tables. One visitor ate alone at the counter.
- No post called it expensive. Three said the opposite: two found the Americano cheap for Myeongdong (3,000 won in May 2025, 3,800 won in March 2026), and one called the 5,500-won Applesso fairly priced.
What 6 bloggers said
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Not expensive
We read all 6 in full. The most common claims are “Not expensive” (3) and “Roomy” (2).
What they liked
Things you can check on site
- Reachable by transit 4 of 6 posts
- Seats to sit and eat 3 of 6 posts
- Outdoor terrace seating 3 of 6 posts
- Coffee served 3 of 6 posts
- Has tables 2 of 6 posts
- Large windows 2 of 6 posts
- Seasonal decorations 1 of 6 posts
These are raw counts, not percentages. Someone who did not mention something is not someone who disagreed.
Who came, and with whom
- With a friend 2 of 6 posts
- Group visit 1 of 6 posts
- Date 1 of 6 posts
- Solo visit 1 of 6 posts
Where it is
We could not find this shop’s own listing on Naver Map, so the link searches for its Korean name around this spot instead.
From the station
4 posts say it is walkable from the station.
Getting inside
| Toilet inside | yes 0 · no 1 (of 6 posts read) |
|---|
No post described the floor from experience. The address says ground floor and the windows open onto the lane, but nobody actually wrote about it.
We don't know about a step at the entrance or wheelchair and stroller access. That doesn't mean there is a problem; nobody wrote about it.
Only one post mentioned the toilet, saying it is outside the shop. Nobody said whether it is separated by sex or how big it is.
No one mentioned: Second floor · In a basement · Lift to the floor · Ramp at the door · Step at the entrance · Step-free access · Accessible toilet · Separate restrooms. That is not the same as there being none — it means we could not confirm it. Worth calling ahead, and do tell us: we will put it here.
How to read these posts
- Posts saying they paid themselves2 of 6 posts
- Posts saying nothing either way4 of 6 posts
When the posts appeared
Month by month
| Month | Posts |
|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
What we do not know
- Prices have gone up: the Americano went from 3,000 won (May 2025) to 3,800 won (March 2026), the bacon and spinach sandwich from 12,500 to 13,000 won. The July 2026 post also says the menu has grown. A toast or sandwich plus a drink comes to roughly 15,000-20,000 won, though no post gave a receipt total.
- No post mentioned queuing to get in. A March 2026 visitor who came just after noon said the office lunch crowd fills it and advised avoiding 11:30-12:30; their food took about 10 minutes. A visitor at the 7:30 opening was the first customer.
- Companions vary: friends in two posts, alone in one, a husband in one, a group of coworkers in one, and an older sister or friend in one.
- Four posts give the hours as 7:30 to 16:00, two of them saying every day. Only the July 2026 post says 7:00 to 16:00, and one post is not enough to say whether the hours changed. All five copied the hours from a listing, and none mentions a closing day.
- Three posts give the same phone number, 070-8833-5790. Nobody said whether it takes reservations; the mention of group seating is copied from a listing.
Sources (6)
Every number above was counted from the posts below.
- 명동 브런치 카페에서 여행 기분까지, 유럽감성 가득한 사운즈 오브 애플 2026-07-19 · Cherish my memory · via Daum
- 명동 브런치 카페 사운즈오브애플 명동역 혼밥 식당 내돈내산 후기 2026-04-01 · 햄냥이 · via Daum
- 명동 카페 추천 [사운즈오브애플] 이국적인 분위기 카페 / 내돈내산 /솔직후기 2025-10-25 · 이모저모 · via Daum
- 명동 딘타이펑, 사운즈오브애플 카페 다녀온 범아 소통데이 2025-10-01 · 범아 플레이박스 · via Daum
- 명동역브런치 카페 충무로브런치 추천 사운즈오브애플 2025-05-19 · 공실이의 맛집탐방 블로그 · via Daum
- 명동 브런치 맛집 카페 사운즈오브애플 2025-05-14 · 먹는 게 제일 좋아 · via Daum
Of 387 candidate posts we opened 120 and kept 6 as evidence. We have not seen them all yet; another pass would add more.